1. Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers
ITU Forum
July 24 – 25, 2003

2. The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers
Formed in 1969
15,000 members, over 70 countries
Offer
Training
Certification
Shows and Conferences
Standards

3. Standards Program Overview
ANSI-accredited program
128 members from ten countries
109 approved standards (97 approved as American National Standards by ANSI)
Recognized by ITU as A.5/A.6 developer; standards submitted to ITU, IEC
Standards available for free in electronic form at

4. Technical Subcommittees
Cable Applications Platform (CAPS)
Middleware systems
Key standards: Open Cable Applications Platform (OCAP) 1.0 profile
Construction and Maintenance (CMS)
Standards for inside and outside plant
Key standards: equipment environmental parameters, graphic symbols

5. Technical Subcommittees
Data Standards (DSS)
Standards for data and telephony, real time systems
Key standards: DOCSIS™ cable modems, IPCablecom (internet telephony over cable)
Digital Video Subcommittee (DVS)
Standards for digital video, cable network interface to Consumer Electronics
Key standards: cable network definition, digital program insertion, point of deployment protocols

6. Technical Subcommittees
Emergency Alert Systems
Center of expertise for EAS technology and implementation
Key standards: not applicable
Hybrid Management Sub-layer Subcommittee (HMS)
Standardizing network monitoring protocols for amplifiers, power supplies, etc.
Key standards: protocol standards and MIBs

7. Technical Subcommittees
Interface Practices Subcommittee (IPS)
Standardization of cable network components and associated test procedures
Key standards: drop cable, ‘F’ connectors, power supplies, amplifiers, splitters, etc.

8. Current hot topics
Applications for broadband – video on demand, interactive television
Narrowcasting – advertising to targeted groups
New compression technology
Interactive systems

9. Current issues
Content protection
Patents and patent pools